Trap



June 24, 1930. R'. F. TAYLOR '1,766,200

TRAP

Fild March 2,4, 192e 2 sheetssheet 1 afar @auf

Jun 24, 1930. R. F. TAYLOR TRAP Filed March 24,'1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 gnunkoz attozny S Patented June124, 1930 lRUs'sELI'. r; TAYLOR, or scories, MICHIGAN `1 .f

nepiatign inea maken' 24, 192e. serial No, 264,471;

` the commercialvalue and acceptability foffthe invention is attributed to the novel'constructi'onof the trapwhich Willbejmade more vapparentl als 'this description vproceeds vespe# cially when :considered in connectionwith i the acompanying drawings wherein :4r fj yFigurel' 'is a `top. plan vievv` of the trap showingthe samein cocked"position;'l Y A Figure 2is asectional'view1 taken on the plane indicated bytheline2-2 of* Figure 1'.;

I `vvFigure is. asectional VViewtakenon the plane indicated by the linel ofFigureV 2; Figure 4g is a sectional view taken fon ure2;V .Y v

v.Figure 5 isa 'sectional vviewA taken on 'the plane indicated by-the'line 5`-'5 of Figiure2; y I. Y y* y F'gure `6 Iis an enlarged sectional view of the actuating mechanism for the trap;

Figure 7 is a detail vievv showing'theposition of several parts'ofthe trap in'thecocked position thereof; and v vvF'gure 8 is alse'ctional vievsT taken .onthe line8c-8 of Figure'71'- K 'fy l Figure 9 is a sectional vietvy taken on the line'9y-9viof Figure 1. V 1 l v f v j In general the" device comprises apaifr lof side Walls `10land `11 hingedly `connected spring vnorl'nally urging 'the Walls to closed position.- A Nsuitable locking device mayy ;V

placed ,uponftheouterend of one ofthe yWalls-'so that when `the trap issp'rung, or in" other4 yWords when the WallsY are Tin .the position illustrated bythe dotted linesin Figure", 3f relativemovement betweenv 'the jv tvvofwalls "10 and against fthe actiono'f lthe plane indicated1 bythe line Figt T f '15 and '16 iof the frames together-With'the -'strips 17 and 18"'eXtend dovvnvvardly,"the

inner lsurfaces of the strips -17 and 18 beheap-ring eine@ prevented. Moreover the Walls areso constructed that when theyvare in the-closed vposition heretofore pointed out,"

vthey cooperate with one another 'to formin effect, afcage. y i y .Referring "more specifically to the partiel .'ular construction of trap*illustrated`herein5y 'l it'^"vvill lbe noted'that the WallsVlO'and-ll.

kare provided With the frames 13 andlres 7 spectively. These frames being preferably yformed ofrelatively vlarge Wire and for. convenience in manufactureare preferably bent to have an arcuate contour substantiallyfas illustrated in the drawingsi The inner ends yof the Vframes 13 -and- 14' terminate inlaterally, extendingportionsl land 16S-respectively yWhich .are connected Vtogether by 'means of the'strips 17 and 18 respectively.

The arrangement being such? that. Whenr-the f I Ytrap is in the position illustrated byf-lthe full linesfin Figure 3, the lateral: portions ing in contacting engagement With each ne'cting the Walls 1'O'and 111 provide the hinges 19 and 20, the cooperating parts 21 fother. For the purpose of? hingedly con- 21 and 2,2 of both hinge members 19`and 2O 'are preferably pivotally'fconnected by means Hof a commonpivot 'pin 23 having' anen-l larged head portion 24 upon one endy thereof *andi terminating at'theopposite end in .an l y l offset* portion 25, the arrangement being toat ythe inner ends. thereof and having a coil"v prevent longitudinal movement ofthe pin relative to the hinge members.. Surrounding the Vpin 23 intermediate the hinge members suitablemanner to thel strip's117 and 18 respectively. With this construction r it Will be apparentthatjthe spring 26 normally tends to move the VWalls l0V and 11 gofjthe vso i .19, walls v and`11,'to project through a1suitformed in the strip 17 in-k 2, Youter endfthereof."l

VVwalls' in vthe position Villustrated by the trap fromme positioniiiusfraea in the` fuii lines in Figure 3" tothe positionillus'trated .in lthe dotted lines of the saine figure.

Y Y Thus some means must bejprovidedto hold ythe full lines of Figure 3, or in otherlwords -or holding the trap in cocked position; For

accomplishing Vthis arrangement the 4strip 18 is-provided with a lateralA projecting porvable aperture 28 tion 27 f adapted, inthe open position of the termediate the hinge members 19V and 20.

APivoted `upon thestrip 17 atV ajp'oint re- "mote from the opening '2S/(iis la-isuitable,

L-shaped'trigger orlever 29 lhaving a sub- Stantauy hOTZQUmIPOI'Con 30 normally ejil -f tending Vacross a portion' .of the( @gummi 28 andy adapted to engagea 'suitable slot 31 formed inthe projection 27 adjacent the Provided Y' tion32 bowed outwardlygas indicated at 33 V'tor clear thev spring 26 andpreferably j to the operation'the vice and assumingvthat the trap isin the p position illustrated ,by'y the dotted j line .Y in

yFigure 3 Vand ity isdesired to Yset the same,

the walls 10 and 11 are merely ,swung down'- .Y Y Y Y Vmay be yresorted to without departingffprom Y Y.

y j 1'00y vation is made'to Vmake such` changesinthe wardly about the .hinge connection aforesaid Vuntil'they are in the position illustrated by the full lines in Eigure 3. In this positionY Vof the walls, vthestrips 17 and 18 are inengagement lwith Y ,tion 27. upon j the Vstrip 17` is extended 'eachother and the` projecthroug-hthe opening-j 28 The. jlever 32 is then swung upwardlyl about thelpivotal connection thereof to thev lstrip luntil `the .portion 30 Yof the leverengages in the Aslot 31 Jiorme'd in Vthe `projection 27. Y When .thel

parts fare inthe above position the trap Vis set or cocked and readyl :tor use.y Assuming now. that a slight downward ypressure 1 is transmitted to the baitreceiving portion 35, the lever -32 will swing downwardly about the Vpivotal connection'aioresaid releasing the "'projection27" from '.the portion `30` ofthe leverthus permitting the spring 26 to' instantaneously'return fthe wallslO andll to Y ,the dotted line position illustrated-ini Figure 3. If desired, asuitable catch orglatch 36 maybe securedto one of the walls asshownV in Figures land 3 Y automatically latched iny closed position. i

so that :the walls Ywill be For the purpose of siinplifyingfzthe method` of manufacture as well as V reduce the cost thereof, the walls 10` and 11a-repre'terably'formedof'wire screening as indicated Ygenerally by the reierencefcliaraeter, this screening being secured in any suitable inanner to the frames 13 and 14 and to the strips rJ'he:v lever 29 lis Vfurther with an upwardly extending por-f portions,

17 and 18. v As shown, the ends ofthe strands l edges of the latter.

In Figures 7 and 8, iI have illustrated slightly modiied form of trigger lever which instead of being formed Yof .one piece of metal is formed of two hingedly connectedi portions 39 and 40.; In other words the pivoted portion 39 Vfor engaging the projec-y tion 27 is hingedly'connected to the uprightportion'() by means ot therpin'll ex'-VV tending through aligned apertures formedy 12 and 43,7projecting, laterally l" froinrthe portions 39 ands() respectively, the Y ,Y Y arrangementibeing such that when `the Vtrap in the ears is sprung-,the bait receiving.portionY carried by the lportion 4Q of the levervis 'immediately 1 swungV inwardly so asf-not to interfere the closing of the trap; ui

. (Thus, from fthe Vforegoing parent ythatv n, the Y herein described l deviee renders y inercially satisfactory it willyfbe 'ap Y,

possiblefthe production of 'aconi construction 'Y that fis;

,positivev in operation 'relatively' :simple and. inexpensive to manufacture. 4llloreover ,l

the trap is so '.designedan'd constructed that theeside walls 1Y0 and 1l.y will. completely en# close the animal withoutV injury fthereto'. `l In view of the obvious changes-which the spirit and scope vof this invention, 'reserjdetailsvof the ,vconstriiction. as"inay come l claims. ,Y A ,v 'VVhat l claim as invention is:

1. A' trapincludinga paii otpivotally connected A,side wall sections-'having -base Y means carried'bythe sections'nor- Vmally urging cage, kaprojection carried by Vonezof said base portions and Voperable in ,the vopen posi?- aperture `formed inthefother of Vsaid base the-latter vtogether :toiorn'ifa -Y tion of said ksections toproject through an 1 Y portions, vand a lever pivotally connected,

- to said lastmentioned base portionfand eng'ageableV with the projection aforesaid v:to

hold said sections in o penposition. l ;.l

i2. A tmp including` 'a Ypair of vSiaeletti1 sections having hingedly'c'onnectedbase por.

tions, means vacting upon the base 'portions normally urging thelside wall'se'ctifons yto:y

closedposition, a prjectioncarriedbyone Vof said base'portionsfandffopei'able `in 'the open position of said` sectionl toV projectf'.. vthrough anV aperture'fformedinv the V'other of said base portions,` and' a lever pivottllyVV yconnected to the lastrmentionedbaseportion i Y and engageableV with the; said projection V-to hold vthe sidewall sections in open. position,

said lever having 'an upwardlyeitending iso ' Connected side Wall sections, means normally projection constituting a," bsiit rsup-porting portion for the trapf l Y 3. A. trap including arfpair of pvotally urging the seetionetogether, and. means for latohng the trap in cooked.l position including a member earriedby one of the sections L and adapted to project through anfopening formed in one Wall of the other sectionend a lever pivotally mountedv on the latter sectionv Y and having a portion engageable in a groove formed n said member.

In testimony Whereof'I ztix signature.

o RUSSELL F. TAYLOR. 

